Forget Facebook, here are 7 apps that make you smarter every day

“Industry compensates for intelligence”, the applications below help you improve skills such as critical thinking, logic, knowledge of various topics. Some even stimulate and train the brain in these areas. Instead of surfing TikTok or Facebook every day, you can switch to using them to be smarter.

1. Deepstash

If you want to read the best content on the web or learn new books, Deepstash is the right app. This is a community platform where you share excerpts from articles, books or create your own content. Content is divided into many categories such as psychology, data science, finance, health …

Deepstash presents complex information in a succinct manner. Just select your favorite topic, the app will create a personalized feed, then you can quickly read summary cards instead of the whole article or book. You are also allowed to create your own personal library.

2. Blinkist

Reading takes time and patience. Cultivating this habit during a busy schedule is especially difficult for many people. Blinkist will help you by taking the basics from any book in 15 minutes time. Unlike Deepstash, Blinkist focuses on non-fiction books. In the explore section you will find books based on interests.

3. Elevate

Elevate is Apple’s award-winning brain training app. It uses proven methods to help you improve your mental math, memorization, vocabulary, grammar. The app uses fun games and activities to improve your skills over time. Elevate’s approach to “gamification” keeps you motivated to complete more tasks.

Elevate’s proprietary EPQ scale is used to assess skills. The training sessions get harder over time. There are about 40 mini games in the app. So the exercises will never be repeated. According to independent research by Elevate, your learning outcomes can increase by up to 69% thanks to the app.

4. TED

TED is a non-profit organization that presents ideas through short presentations. Topics range from science and technology to self-development, global issues. You can use TED to learn about new ideas every day, broadening your horizons.

In addition, the application also has a separate podcast section for each specific field, such as health, design, business, environment … Just select your favorite topic, TED will provide related talks.

5. CuriosityStream

CuriosityStream is the world’s leading documentary streaming service. Documentaries are comprehensive learning tools that help you learn new things and increase your knowledge. Learn about nature, the universe, history or nutrition through quality documentaries.

The platform also has a section dedicated to children. New movies are added every week, which means you don’t have to worry about running out of content to watch.

6. Refind

Refind is an article management application that helps you to have advanced knowledge on any topic. Similar to Deepstash, it generates personalized feeds based on interests. When you register, you must choose a topic, a link, and follow the author. The more you interact with the app, the more accurate the feed becomes.

Refind encourages you to read 7 articles a day to better understand an area. If you don’t have time to read, you can listen to the newspaper.

7. Uptime

If you find reading hundreds of pages of articles or research difficult, Uptime is the perfect app for you. It summarizes a book or document so you get the gist in just 5 minutes. Uptime provides summaries in the same format as Instagram Stories.

The application is most useful if you use it as an additional tool. After reading a book, you can review it on Uptime to remember its lessons and knowledge.

According to Du Lam